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US parcels and building permits from public sources. No owner data. Pay per record or monthly plan.
Remote server: your requests and data go to api.parcelapi.net. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http parcelapi-net https://api.parcelapi.net/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.
query_parcels — Search US property parcels. Requires 'state' (2-letter code) plus optional 'county' (exact county name, e.g. 'Harris' or 'Harris County'), 'query_permits — Search building permits from cleared open-data sources. Requires 'state'; optional 'city', 'county', 'address' (prefix), 'permit_type', 'issget_credit_balance — Show the remaining credit balance for your API key. Free.list_credit_packs — List the credit packs you can buy (name, credits, price). Free; no key needed.buy_credits — Create a Stripe Checkout link to buy a credit pack (see list_credit_packs). A human must open the link and pay; this tool charges nothing. Wclaim_api_key — After paying a buy_credits checkout without a key, claim the new API key with the checkout 'session_id' (starts with cs_). The key is shown get_fetch_job — Check an on-demand fetch job started by query_parcels (status queued/running/done/failed). Free. When it is done, repeat the same query_parclist_subscription_plans — List the monthly subscription plans (name, credits per month, price). Monthly credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over; pack crsubscribe — Create a Stripe Checkout link to start a monthly plan (see list_subscription_plans). A human must open the link and pay; this tool charges nget_subscription_status — Show your monthly plan (plan, status, renewal time, cancel_at_period_end) and your credit balances (subscription credits vs pack credits). Fcancel_subscription — Cancel your monthly plan at the end of the current paid period. No further charges; remaining monthly credits stay usable until the period esite_screen — Site screen for one location: parcel facts (parcel id, address, acres, land use, year built, appraised value and last sale where available; mortgage_precheck — Mortgage property pre-check for one location (informational): county + Census tract, FFIEC tract income level (low/moderate/middle/upper) anNot tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.